Beat Street (1984)

Director:

Stan Lathan

Writers:

Andrew Davis (writer)
Andy Davis (writer)

Release Date:

8 June 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Music

Tagline:

The music and break-dance explosion of the summer!

Plot:

An aspiring DJ, from the South Bronx, and his best friend, a promoter, try to get into show business by exposing people to hip-hop music and culture.

Plot Keywords:

Bronx New York | Break Dance | Dead Boy | Hip Hop | Graffiti

Cast

Rae Dawn Chong	...	Tracy Carlson
Guy Davis	...	Kenny 'Double K' Kirkland
Jon Chardiet	...	Ramon
Leon W. Grant	...	Chollie
Saundra Santiago	...	Carmen Cararro
Robert Taylor	...	Lee Kirkland
Mary Alice	...	Cora (as Mary Alice Smith)
Shawn Elliott	...	Domingo
Jim Borrelli	...	Monte
Dean Elliott	...	Henri
Franc Reyes	...	Luis
Tonya Pinkins	...	Angela
Lee Chamberlin	...	Alicia
Antonia Rey	...	Flora
Duane Jones	...	Robert

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Finland:S | Norway:12 | Sweden:Btl | USA:PG | Iceland:L

Filming Locations:

Fresh Pond Road Train Station, Fresh Pond Road, Ridgewood, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Trivia:

Crazy Legs later said that during the filming of the battle scene at the Roxy he wanted to battle to Jimmy Castor's song "It's Just Begun," but he was disappointed to find out that the crews were going to battle to a record called "Breaker's Revenge" because of rights issues.

Quotes:

Cora: You better eat your eggs before I break your legs.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Proud Family Movie (2005) (TV)

Soundtrack:

This Could Be the Night

Great hip hop flick

When released in 1984, Beat Street was one of the best hip hop themed films released at the time. The movie gets a 10 just for combining all of the elements of hip hop which are the mc,dj, graff and b-boy. The soundtrack is one of the best I've ever heard.